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Weil partners in the United States won a significant number of accolades throughout 2015, in recognition of their leadership, innovation and groundbreaking successes across a variety of practice areas and geographic regions.

January 14, 2016
Weil's London office has announced a 100% retention rate for its March 2016 newly qualified associate intake, with each of its three trainees accepting their offers.
The associates will be joining teams across a range of practices, including corporate, private funds and litigation.
Jonathan Wood, graduate recruitment partner at Weil,...

January 06, 2016
AlixPartners, the global advisory firm, today released its 10th Annual North American Restructuring Experts Survey. This year’s survey, which represents the opinions of 185 senior-level corporate restructuring experts, suggests that after several years of steady declines, 2016 may see an uptick in restructurings and corporate...

Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day Partner-in-Charge of Global Community Service Initiatives, was named a recipient of Carlow University's 2016 Women of Spirit Award. According to the Carlow University website: "Recipients were chosen based on several criteria, including a strong commitment to values, accomplishments that have led to new knowledge or...

Washington, DC – The global law firm Jones Day has announced the arrival of Mario Todino as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Law Practice in the Firm's Brussels Office. Mr. Todino was previously a partner at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo Cappelli & Partners in Brussels.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2015 — King & Spalding announced today that Jonathan Talansky has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner with the tax practice group. Talansky joins King & Spalding from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, where he was a partner.

January 11, 2016
AlixPartners, the global advisory firm, announces that Simon Freakley has become CEO. Simon was appointed Co-CEO of AlixPartners in August 2015 and has worked alongside previous CEO Fred Crawford in that role over the past five months. Simon will be based in both New York and London.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158), a leading provider of international litigation support and big-data analysis services, announced today that it has hired two key executives to help the company expand its operations in North America and also globally.

LONDON, Jan. 13, 2016 – King & Spalding announced today that Jules Quinn has joined the firm as partner to lead the employment law team in its London office as the firm continues to expand its English law offering. Quinn was previously a partner at Jones Day, where she was head of the labour and employment group in London. Kim Roberts,...

Detroit – January 11, 2016 — Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Frederick A. Fromm Jr. to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s Detroit office. Prior to joining Dykema, Fromm served as Vice President and General Counsel of GM International Operations, based in Shanghai and...

Boston, MA, January 11, 2016 – Fish & Richardson announced today that Kurt Glitzenstein has been named the Practice GroupLeader (PGL) for its Litigation Group, the firm’s largest practice. In his new role, Glitzenstein will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s premier intellectual property and commercial...

STAMFORD, Conn., December 28, 2015 – Day Pitney announced today that seven attorneys have been elected as partners, effective January 1, 2016.
“We congratulate all of the talented lawyers that were promoted,” said Day Pitney Managing Partner Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. “This group are outstanding attorneys who represent the diverse...

Join us for a unique and heartwarming program… The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted 25 years ago, and workers with disabilities often to this day still experience challenges in the workplace. The Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey feels that lawyers not only have the obligation, but the ability to help people to understand that...

Newark, NJ – Sills Cummis & Gross welcomes back Robert E. Schiappacasse to the Corporate Practice Group. He is a Member of the Firm and is resident in the Princeton office.
Prior to rejoining Sills Cummis & Gross, he was a Partner at Archer & Greiner P.C. He received a B.S. from Rutgers College, Rutgers University in 1995 and a J.D. from...

Paris – The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the Jones Day/ESSEC/Paris II Prize, which will be awarded to the best team of business law students in France.
The Prize is organized in partnership with the French business school ESSEC and the University of Panthéon-Assas-Paris II to...

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Julia E. McEvoy, former Deputy Associate Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), has rejoined the Firm's Washington Office as a partner in itsAntitrust & Competition Law Practice.